Ryan A. Franco

Ryan founded Altos Partners in 2015 and led its private equity activities until 2022 when he transitioned Altos to a personal holding company. He currently serves on the boards of Iron City Express, Full Circle Disposal & Recycling, JL Filtration, Education Canada Group, and Tubular Inspection Holdings.

Prior to Altos Partners, Ryan co-founded Maxim Partners and led its environmental and energy services practice. He was also a Special Advisor to ARC Financial Corp., one of North America’s largest energy-focused private equity firms with over $2.7 billion under management as well a managing director of Mission Point Capital Partners, a $335 million clean technologies fund. In addition, he served as a senior vice president of GE Capital Corporation, including three years with GE Equity, the company’s $5 billion global private equity arm. Ryan began his private equity career in 1996 as an affiliate of Maxim Partners.

Ryan received his B.A. in Government from the University of Texas at Austin, J.D. from the University of Georgia, and M.B.A. from Columbia University.